(4856) Seaborg Main-belt Asteroid
Discovered on 11 June 1983 by C. S. Shoemaker at Palomar.
Where Seaborg is today
Seen from above the solar system on 2026-10-14: Seaborg is 2.38 au from the Sun and 2.41 au from Earth. Computed from JPL's orbital elements.
Facts
| Number | 4856 |
| Provisional designation | 1983 LJ |
| Orbit class | Main-belt Asteroid |
| Diameter | 10.4 km (#4,885 largest of 17,440 named asteroids with a measured size) |
| Albedo | 0.284 |
| Rotation period | 15.9 hours |
| Absolute magnitude (H) | 12.14 |
| Orbital period | 4.09 years |
| Semi-major axis | 2.56 au |
| Perihelion – aphelion | 2.38 – 2.73 au |
| Eccentricity | 0.0683 |
| Inclination | 15.0° |
| Closest distance between its orbit and Earth's (MOID) | 1.46 au |
Data: NASA/JPL Small-Body Database and the IAU Minor Planet Center.